Provenance: George Capell-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex (1757-1839); by descent to his illegitimate daughter Harriet Capell-Coningsby (c. 1806-May 14, 1837), by descent to her husband, Richard Ford, London and Heavitree, near Exeter (1796-1858); by descent to his grandson, Captain Richard Ford, London (1860-1940); Dr. Walter Gernsheim, London